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Creator:
Anthony Eckersley, born 1937
Commissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004
Printed by Waterlow & Sons
Title:

Old St. Paul's

Date:
1964
Medium:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 x 25 inches (99.1 x 63.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered, lower center: "Old St Paul's - old because the West Front has lately been | transformed. If you ever have thought London soot can beautify, | go at once and look at St. Paul's from the top of Ludgate Hill. Imagine the | whole building as Wren himself saw it, and then make a contribution, lordly | or modest, to the Lord Mayor's fund for a complete transformation."

Signed center right: "Anthony Eckersley"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© TfL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.31
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
advertisement | architectural subject | cathedral | facade | tourism | transportation
Associated Places:
England | Europe | London | St. Paul's Cathedral | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53402
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